Aged Care

This guide has been developed to support SA Health staff working in the area of aged care. It links you to the latest resources available in the library for medical, nursing and caring staff.

Books

The library provides access to a wide range of books and ebooks relating to aged care. Use the links below to explore ebooks relating to that particular topic or search the library catalogue.

Journals

The library provides access to a wide range of journals relating to gerontology and aged care. Click on the links below to access a particular journal or view the AZ list of journals available via the library.

View Geriatrics and Gerontology journals in BrowZine

Online Resources

palliAGED
palliAGED is the palliative care evidence and practice information resource for the Australian aged care sector. Providing support for health and care practitioners as well as resource developers, the website also provides trustworthy information for older Australians, their families and friends.
CareSearch
Palliative care evidence and tools for health professionals and information about death and dying for the whole community.
ARIIA Knowledge and Implementation Hub
The Knowledge and Implementation Hub provides access to evidence and resources on a range of priority topics for aged care. These topics have been identified by the aged care sector. There is also information on urgent and critical needs in the sector.

Podcasts

CotECast (Association for Elderly Medicine Education)

The Association for Elderly Medicine Education (AEME) is a non-profit organisation which promotes the continued professional development and education of healthcare professionals who care for older patients, with the aims of improving standards of care and promoting interest and uptake into the specialty of Geriatric Medicine.

Geriatric Emergency Medicine

A series of lectures on clinical topics to help physicians, trainees, nurses, and paramedics who take care of older adults, particularly in the acute care setting.

Geriatric Nursing

By Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts.

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) is an $8 billion integrated global health enterprise and one of the leading health care systems in the United States.

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